Reuters Asia shares eke out 19-month top, cautious ahead of YellenReutersA man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai. By Wayne Cole | SYDNEY. SYDNEY Asian shares inched to 19-month highs on Tuesday as the potential for economic stimulus in the United …Asian stocks slip ahead […]
Washington Post Senate confirms Mnuchin as treasury secretaryWashington PostThe Senate confirmed Steven T. Mnuchin as treasury secretary Monday evening, putting an end to a contentious and protracted debate while adding another former banker to President Trump's roster of advisers. Mnuchin ran a bank, OneWest, that foreclosed …Senate confirms Mnuchin as treasury secretary, Shulkin to VACNNSteven Mnuchin […]
South China Morning Post Apple shares end at record topSouth China Morning PostShares of Apple 's stock closed at an all-time high Monday, riding a post-earnings rally and a more favourable outlook on Wall Street. Apple closed at US$133.29 a share, surpassing its record closing high price of US$133, set in February 2015. It has […]
Palm Beach Post Trump on if US-Canada border is secure: 'You can never be totally confident'Palm Beach PostPresident Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met about their countries shared goals on Monday, but their contrasting views were also on display during a news conference where they talked about immigration and refugees. >> Read …AP […]
Washington Post Federal judge rejects request to block Dakota Access pipeline — for nowWashington PostA District of Columbia federal judge on Monday turned down a request to temporarily block construction on the Dakota Access pipeline, saying there would not be any risk of immediate harm until oil starts flowing. But U.S. District Judge James E […]
USA TODAY Stocks leap further into record territoryUSA TODAYNEW YORK – Stocks around the world continued to push higher Monday, and U.S. indexes again hit records. Bond yields climbed. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 12.15 points, or 0.5%, to close at a record 2,328.25 and topped $20 trillion in market …Stocks climb again to […]
Financial Express Sears, Kmart Join Other Retailers in Dropping Trump-Branded MerchandiseABC NewsFILE – In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner dance at the inauguration Freedom Ball in Washington. With her move to Washington, Ivanka Trump isn't just taking on a new city; she's navigating a different world. A […]
Bloomberg South Korea Investigators to Again Summon Samsung HeirBloombergSeoul, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors investigating the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye plan to summon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong again as they look into bribery allegations between Park and the country's …South Korea prosecutor to summon Samsung's Lee again on suspicion of briberyReutersS.Korea […]
Newsweek Standing Rock Sioux Ask Court to Halt Dakota Access Pipeline ConstructionABC NewsThe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has joined a motion filed Thursday by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe seeking a temporary restraining order to stop construction of the final section of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which began earlier this week. In a …Google Gives […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Westinghouse parent Toshiba's decision could shock marketsPittsburgh Post-GazetteWestinghouse employees are similarly uncertain of what awaits them. The company employs 12,000 worldwide, including, approximately 4,500 in the Pittsburgh region. By Anya Litvak / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tweet. 0 inShare. Email. Related Media: bullet …Nuclear write-down leaves Toshiba with $3.5-billion loss in third-quarter: NikkeiReutersPower struggle: Financial woes […]